Insurers’ Incredible Unbeaten Run

setbacks, the club was promoted back to the top flight for the 2019 season after spending over 10 years in lower divisions. However, the club was relegated back to the NNL after one season.

It won promotion back to the NPFL on the penultimate day of the 2022 season, a feat that showcased the players’ and staff’s resilience, a quality that is still showing as they lead the league in the current campaign.

Bendel Insurance have also had a history of success, having won the Nigeria Premier League twice in 1973 and 1979, and the Nigerian FA Cup thrice in 1972, 1978, and 1980.

They also won the CAF Cup once in 1994 and the West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup) thrice in 1993, 1994, and 1995. Their performance in CAF competitions has been decent, having made two appearances in the African Cup of Champions Clubs and reaching the Semi-Finals in 1980. They also made it to the Semi-Finals of the CAF Cup Winners' Cup in 1979 and the Second Round in 1982.

Bendel Insurance Football Club have a rich history that is filled with success and setbacks. Despite the challenges they have faced, they have continued to push forward and strive for excellence. With their recent promotion to the NPFL, the club hopes to build on their past success and continue to make a mark in Nigerian football. Despite the challenges it has faced, the support of the government and its corporate sponsors have made Bendel Insurance determined to make their mark in the NPFL this season and build on its legacy of producing top talents for the national team.

As an example, in January, before the new season began, the ‘Benin Arsenal,’ as the club is fondly known,

Continued from Back Page had its kit sponsorship deal with Sterling Bank Plc renewed for the new Nigerian Premier Football League season.